A series of seven programmes celebrating the work and the ways of the Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman
Presented by Jonathan Stedall
2: A visit to Smithfield and some thoughts on the Barbican, Betjeman as a father, Sunday by the sea, poems for the poet, and a conversation with Barry Humphries about Australia, with an interruption from Sir Les Patterson. With extracts from Betjeman in Australia (1972), Discovering Britain (1955) and Thank God It's Sunday (1972).
Film editor eric BROWN
JONATHAN STEDALL